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Alexis Ohanian

MakeSchool Gap Year - Learn product dev, CS theory and intern at a tech startup

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Alexis Ohanian
Hunter
The student loan debt crisis keeps getting worse, so I'm excited to back alternatives like MakeSchool that provide education & experience relevant for the 21st century workforce.
Gabe Eldred
@alexisohanian love this! looks like a great booster for promising talent. feels kind of like the education remix of YC.
Taylor Hou
@alexisohanian quick question: what about instead of companies contributing/matching 401k, they match/contribute towards new hire (recent grad) student load debt?
Ashu Desai
Maker
Hey Product Hunters, MakeSchool founder here. We started out with our Summer Academy to teach high school and college students how to build their first product. We decided to build the Gap Year program because we saw a huge skills gap between what colleges teach and what companies need. Our mission is to build a more relevant and practical alternative to the computer science degree. Would love to hear your feedback!
Cody Hatfield
@desaiashu Would this only apply to students taking a gap year or students that just graduated also?
Ashu Desai
Maker
@codynhat just graduated is fine too!
Ashu Desai
Maker
@codynhat just graduated is fine too!
Vladimir Novosselov
they taught me how to make flappy bird in a few hours :)
Nadia Eghbal
Top Product
Love what Ashu and team are doing! Reforming college education is not for the faint of heart.
Danielle Newnham
Sounds like a fantastic initiative!
Misbah Ashraf
@desaiashu Awesome initiative. Waiting for something awesome here in India also. India needs it most.
Yury Lifshits
@desaiashu How do you develop your curriculum? Do you re-use any external study plans or create it from scratch?